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  1. Animals

    Capturing the wonders of hummingbird flight

    Recent computer simulations reveal how hummingbirds manipulate the air around them to aid in flight.

    By Andrew Grant
  2. Animals

    Ants don’t make decisions on the move

    Worker ants stand still while processing environmental cues and planning their next moves, a new study suggests.

    By Sarah Schwartz
  3. Astronomy

    Clues left at a galactic hit-and-run

    Scientists may have discovered a dwarf galaxy that triggered a “galaxy quake” when it buzzed by the Milky Way a few hundred million years ago.

    By Andrew Grant
  4. Astronomy

    Red giants map how the Milky Way grew

    A new catalog of the ages of our galaxy’s stars confirms that the Milky Way grew from the inside out.